Serhiy Semenov

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Serhiy Semenov
Ukrainian SSR
Height1.79 m (5 ft 10+12 in)
Ski clubUkraina
World Cup career
Seasons2009–
Podiums5 (incl. 1 at World Champ.)
Medal record
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2011 Khanty-Mansiysk Relay
Bronze medal – third place 2016 Oslo Sprint
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 2013 Bansko Individual
Gold medal – first place 2015 Otepää Relay
Silver medal – second place 2012 Osorblie Pursuit
Silver medal – second place 2015 Otepää Individual
Junior European Championships
Silver medal – second place 2009 Ufa Individual
Winter Universiade
Gold medal – first place 2011 Erzurum Pursuit
Gold medal – first place 2011 Erzurum Mixed relay
Silver medal – second place 2011 Erzurum Sprint
Bronze medal – third place 2009 Harbin Individual

Serhiy Oleksandrovych Semenov (

Ukrainian SSR) is a Ukrainian biathlete. He is first Ukrainian male biathlete to win a World Cup title in a single discipline, having become World Cup champion in the individual in the 2014–15 season. He is two-time World Championships
medalist.

Career

His first international competition was

, where he won silver in individual race and was 4th in sprint and pursuit.

He debuted in

sprint
. He didn't manage to get a place in relay team.

2012, one gold at 2013 and two silver medals at 2015
European championships.

On March 7, 2013, he had his first World Cup podium in individual in

Valj Semerenko he won World Team Challenge. They became second Ukrainian pair to win these competitions after Andriy Deryzemlya and Oksana Khvostenko
won in 2008.

Semenov participated at 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia. His best personal finish was 9th in individual race.

In 2014–15 season he won Small World Cup in individual races. That season he was 2nd in Östersund, 3rd in Holmenkollen and 5th at Worlds in Kontiolahti. His shooting statistics in individual races was 96,7% (58/60). Semenov later stated in a TV-interview that individual isn't his favourite discipline but still he shows the best results in individual races. That season he also had one mixed relay podium.

Serhiy won bronze medal in

sprint
at 2016 World Championships.

He qualified to represent Ukraine at the 2018 Winter Olympics.[1] Due to poor physical conditions and illnesses he didn't show good results being just 46th in sprint.

Career results

Winter Olympics

Event Individual Sprint Pursuit Mass start Relay Mixed relay
Canada 2010 Vancouver 52 33 39
Russia 2014 Sochi 9 41 39 9 7
South Korea 2018 Pyeongchang 53 46 49 9

World Championships

Event Individual Sprint Pursuit Mass start Relay Mixed relay
Russia 2011 Khanty-Mansiysk 20 28 15 22 3 8
Germany 2012 Ruhpolding 60 22 49 8 14
Czech Republic 2013 Nové Město 41 45 14
Finland 2015 Kontiolahti 5 26 11 27 9 11
Norway 2016 Oslo Holmenkollen 55 3 8 8 16 4
Austria 2017 Hochfilzen 5 41 15 27 6 5
Sweden 2019 Östersund 69th 12th
Italy 2020 Rasen-Antholz 31st 42nd 41st 12th

World Cup

Individual podiums

Season Place Competition Rank
2012–13 Russia Sochi, Russia Individual 3
2014–15 Sweden Östersund, Sweden Individual 2
Norway Holmenkollen, Norway Individual 3
2016–17
Antholz-Anterselva, Italy
Individual 3

Relay podiums

Season Place Competition Rank
2010–11 Slovenia Pokljuka, Slovenia Mixed relay 2
2013–14 Sweden Östersund, Sweden Mixed relay 3
2014–15 Czech Republic Nové Město, Czech Republic Mixed relay 3
2016–17 Finland Kontiolahti, Finland Mixed relay 3

Rankings

Season Individual Sprint Pursuit Mass start Total
2009–10 30 48 47
2010–11 39 26 43 36 35
2011–12 37 36 41 42
2012–13 19 39 43 42
2013–14 10 22 36 18 23
2014–15 1 34 24 45 26
2015–16 31 16 19 28 21
2016–17 7 22 32 20 23

References

  1. ^ "Ukrainian squad for the 2018 Winter Olympics". Ukrainian Biathlon Federation. Retrieved January 20, 2018.

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